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r, * j; atr. C. A. Harvln of Summerton was In the city today. Mr. If. D. Balrd. of Turbeville. Is spending the dny In the city. MaJ. W. F. Kobcrtson. commanding the Coast Artillery Companies or thin Plate, wan In the cite for a Rh?n While yeaterday afternoon. He was formerly city manager of the city aad was shaking hands with hb many friends during his brief so Joura. Mrs. R. D. I?ee, accompanied by her four grandchildren, the Mn> Carter and Covlngton. left yesterday afternoon for Richmond where she will make a visit to her daughter. / rrojf\ J. H. Spann, formerly a res? ident of Rumter. but now of Elloree, fe In the city. lflaa Fannie White left this morn? ing for Glenn Springs and Hender eon vtile on her vacation. Mr. U C. Orlgga. formerly of this State, but more recently prominently ceaaeeted with the oklahomu Imml gTaUon Co.. of Hugo, Okla., Is on a vest of severe.'? weeks to relatives in thVi mate, end la In town for a few days/ visit to his cousin. Mr. W. G O'Neill on West Hampton Avenue. Aecomsenled by Mr. Grlggs. Mr. O'Neill wfl leave this week for an extended trip lute the 'Land of the 8a r." stopping a "* at Ashevllle. Wnjneevllle, Bla Mountain and I .ok* lunaluska. They will make the trip through the country In Mr. 4 p'Weit's car. and will probably be gone SO days. . Mr L 1. Parrott and son left yes? terday for Chicago where they will /tatt Mr. VanCleve Parrott. Mise Claire Elliott, of Columbia, I visiting relatives in the city. Misses Nell ftfcKagen and Catherine ? FYjwasa went to Col um! i this morn tnif to spend the week- Mid with Mrs. W S. Morrison. Mrs. Rugene Spann and little grtnddaughter. little Miss Marguerite Bnann. have gone to Atlanta and Miirtetta. Qa.. to visit friends and relative*. Mrs, K. E. Spann, of Lake City, Is vfedtlng her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hogsn. Mr. and Mrs. U W. Folsom arc vttritlng their son. Mr. Lawrence Fol-Ii 4 earn at Ashevllle, N C t Muriel llaioeld and Mrs. H. A Hutchinson are visiting In Florence. Mr. J. M. Chandler has returned from Tats Springs. Tenn. Mrs. J. M. Chandler Is visiting her I satter In Atlanta. i Mrs. Bennle F. Doar, of Summer- t villa, la visiting her sister, Mrs. Oeo D. Shore st her home on West Cal noun Street. Mrs. George Mood, Miss Nell and little Miss Catherine Mood, of Char? leston, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs C. L fctubbs. Dr. Jno. A. Brunson. pastor of Urses Baptist church, is holding a series of evangelistic meetings in the Psullne Baptist Church. Spartanhurg County, and his pulpit will be tilled tomorrow, morning and evening, by Rev. L J. Brlstow of Columbia. Dr. and Mrs. Walter Cheyne have returned from Charleston. Dr. Cheyne will not be alvlled Into active service at this time ss wss first reported Mr. C. Elvln Stuhbs has returned to the city after a two weeks stay in the mountain* of North Carolina. Mr. It B. Bclser and family have returned from s ten days' stay at Mc Clellnnvllls. Mr. C. J. Oalllard will leave this afternoon for Richmond to attend the Merchants' Business Conference. He will slao buy fait goods while there. Mr. Root. W. Plowden returned this atomlng from Klngstree where he spent ths week-end. Messrs. J. W. Shaw and W. H Strickland leave this afternoon for northern markets to purchase fall goods. Mr. J. W. HI-aw. Jr.. will ac company them. * Mr. Reb Brsdford. of Richmond. Vs.. spent th? week-end with hie father. Sheriff J. K. Bradford. Misses Aline snd Grace Reynolds hevs returned to tho city after a pleasant stay with friends In Char lent on. Miss Rmms Mood and Mr. T. 11. Clarke left Sunday afternoon for New Yerfc where they will buy fall goods for the Sumter Dry Goods Company. Mr. and Mrs Ferd Levl L?ft yes? terday afternoon for Washington and other northern points. Mr. Willie Rultman left Sunday af terhoeej for New York on a business trip. Mr l?swrenee Br>innon. who Is em? ployed at the cantonment in Colum? bia, <pent Sunday with his parents Miss Lucfle l>avH, of < ?rnngehurg. Is visiting Mr?. K. Honey on Church Street. Mrs. C. W. KmKtiinn and Miss Sid ney Klngman have returned from s pleasant visit st the home of Mrs. W. Ls Morrison. Mrs. Kinsman's daughter, in Savannah. They were aceompanlen by Mrs. Morrison, moth? er of Mr. Morrison, who . is now making a visit to Mrs. Kinsman. been visiting his grandmother on N. Halem Avenue, has returned to his homo in Spartanburg. Mimics Leila and Lila Smith, Miss Kate Moses and lt. J. Schwerin loft Sunday afternoon for Mt. Holly, where they will join a party of friends and will spend the week-end at the Islo of Palms. Sergt. H. N. Dick, of the Hospital Corps, stationed at Florence, spent Sunday with his parents. Mr. Leslie Schwartz, accompanied his father to New York, where he will spend the balance of his vacat? ion. Rev nnd Mrs. W. F. Thayer leave this afternoon for Wrlghtsvllle Sound. Miss Fvelyn Williams has returned from a pleasant visit to Hennettsville. Mr. Isaac Schwartz left last even? ing for the markets of the North and Fast In the interest of the Schwartz fttores. Mr. J. J. Peach, district manager of the Southern Hell Telephone Co., with headquarters at Alken, spent Sunduy with his sister, Mrs. R. A. Dixon. I'KUES INSURANCE FOR SOLDIER BOYS. McAdoo Issues Statement Relative to Bill. Washington. Aug. 12.?In a state? ment tonight Secretary McAdoo said prompt passage of the army and navy Insurance bill would "Immeasurably Incr sse America's chance of winning the war" and expressed the hope that the bill would be enacted "before the tlrst soldier of the new National Army begins active military duty," about September 1. Administration leaders in the house are preparing to expedite the meas? ure and steps to this end probably will re taken within the next few ilays. Action by the senate will have to await the disposition of the reve? nue till. "In September approximately 80,000 men will be sent to army camps throughout the country to train as ?ddlers for the greatest war of all :lme,' said Mr. MeAdoo'a statement. 'America's chance of winning the war?and it is the power and re? sources of America that must win this var?will be Immeasurably increased f the war Insurance bill, pending in he congress, is promptly enacted into aw. As soon as the men go Into amp. an Immediate and pressing trohlem confronts the country. Their jvlves and children or mothers and 'athers who are dependent upon them for support will oe immediately :hrown upon the charity and gener >slty of the communities in which they live. This must not be done. Ameri? ca must not be disgraced by a fail? ure to provldo for the support or the families of the men whom she takes from their homes and places upon the battlefields. This Is the time to hearten our men as they en? ter upon this supreme service of sac riflcc for the nation. This is the time to enhance their morale and to sus? tain and comfort those who are left behind and are required to make sac? rifices as great as those who die upon the field of battle. "I earnestly hope that the meas? ure pending In the congress will be sup;>orted by such an unmistakable expression of public opinion that it will be enacted Into law before the first soldier of the new National Army begins active m'lltary duty." Chief name Warden Olbbes has wrh.ten Game Warden F. L. Brunson that hunting licenses are now being printed and will be sent to him in a few days and every person who ex? pects to hunt at all is urged to ob? tain a license and avoid all trouble and fines. The law will bo enforced rigidly and compromises need not be expected. In view of the large crop of cab? bages throughout the country, the agricultural department advises that much of the crop be made into kraut. That is a form of food that is easily kept and handled and would play an Important port In the conservation of food. And how popular it would be with the soldiers! They would take to it as a cat dors to sweet milk. It is a good diet anyhow. It fondles the stomach with a sensation of comfort and delight. The familiar joke of the old German, who pointed to n few barrels of kraut that he had put up In case of sickness, Is a real experi? ence. The soldiers In the Held would delight to have such tender solicit ud< shown them. How much better would it l>e than old desslcated vege? tables such as were served during the Civil war. If such a neighborhood would do a great favor to the soldiers, quite as acceptable as warm socks, let it make a barrel of kraut and send It to the front. It would do an im? mense amount of good, unless the Oer? mans captured it.?Ohio Siute Jour? nal. Licenses to ?Hunt. Cabbages anil Kings. Tlir KAISER'S sPKLVH. ' . _ "I will make my declaration," Said the Kaiser to his men, "Wc must whip the allied nations i And all those who follow them. "Go and shoot them .with my big guns Which we have so well equipped, Burn up powder by the tons And do not stop till they are Whipped "Wc will tlrst kill out the Belgians Then we'll go right into France, When they see my mighty Zeppelins, The will go off in a trance. "There's the big fleet of me British Go and sink with submarines, Then they'll get so awful skittish They will all begin to scheme. "They will pray unto the good Lord, Hut their prayers will be in vain, For the good Lord's with your Kaiser With me ever to remain. "We will kill out several million And put what's left into a pen Then I'll make them pay us billions As the conflict then will end. "Then we will have a big sensation When my face they all doth see There in great humiliation They will bend their knees to me. "You'll come forth then with all youi axes, For to chop off all their heads We'll have their gold to pay our taxes When the Allies all are dead. "So get ready for the conflict For your Kaiser's getting mad Bring them into subjection quick Then I'll show them who's their dad. "Now there'll be some big tempta? tions, When out in your raj'amartnes But I'll warn you there's one Nation You must not arouse by any means. "For in that nation there's a man And his name to you I'll tell, Don't y >u stir up Uttfeld Sam For he'll surely give us H?L." ?FA III Iff WILLIS. Fork Shoals, S. C. MIL BIRCHAIID EXPRESSES AP? PRECIATION. Braises Boys on Camp at Pawley's Island and Thanks Others for Kindness Rendered. Editor Daily Item. Will you allow me spree in the Item for a letter Of appreciation to the boys who went with me to the camp at Pawley's Island last weck. I have had the pleasure of being on many of these camps with boys not only from here hut from other cities, and I can truly say that this year we had the best fellows I have ever been with. Their deportment caused continual favorable comment from people at the island, and they maintained their standing of "perfect little gentlemen*' while they were there. They are to be congratulated on the fact that they know that the liberty of a camp does not mean license. I wish also to express here our ap? preciation to Mr. Hi J. Harby for hli cooperation in our effort. The use of tWQ cottages there made the stay much more enjoyable. Also to An sley Hurst who acted as assistant and who rendered valuable assistance throughout the camp. Cordially and sincerely yours, H. L. BIKCHARD, General Secretary. Provide Cheap Feeds Now. The farmer who has hogs, poultry, and other kinds of livestock will experience an expensive winter's feed bill unless proper feed arrangements are made in August and September. Two classes of feed?and only two? will be cheap this coming winter? silage and pastures. Corn, wheat, oats, and other grain 1 eds, and by products will all be unusually expen slve unless fed in conjunction with pastures. Many temporary pastures are "Ult able for both hogs and poultry. An ttCro of good land planted In rape af? fords grazing for five or six 100 pound fattening pigs throughout the winter, provided a half ration of grain Is employed as a supplement; or one acre of good rape should make from .100 to BOO pounds of pork. An acre of rye, oats, barley, or wheat will usually do just about half as well and, In addition, will yield a partial crop after the bogs are removed. Dan T. Gray, Animal Industry Divis ion. North Carolina Hxpcrlmcnt Sta tion. 8UMTKR CXyPTON MARK LT. P. O. BOWMAN, Cotton Buyer. (Corrected dally at 12 o'clock Noon Co.mI Middling U 1-4 strict Middling 2t l-s. Middling 24. Strict Low Middling 23 3-4. Low Middling 23 3-8 Y. M. C. A. CAMP. Roys at Pnwley's Island in Splendid Health. This, Tuesday, afternoon all the boys in the camp are well and seem to l)e Causing something to "turn up." It is quite true that considerable cuticle on neck and arms is "turning up" after the sun burns of the first day, but that is only an incident. The boys arc grateful to Mr. H. J, Harpy for the use of the Club House overlooking the sea and for "Rap Rascal" also which we use for cook? ing and eating, also for sleeping Quar? ters for 10 of the younger boys in charge of Ansley Hurst. These boys use cots, sleeping two to a cot. The older boys have more of a military turn and sleep on the floor at Club House. Five of the boys went to deep sea this morning at 4 A. M., and return? ed at 0 o'clock with 183 flsh. It is expected that a party will be able to go each morning and if the "tisher mans luck" keeps up we will have plenty of fish to eat. Crabs are also plentiful and are tc be had for the taking. The neighbors here are very kind and seem* interested in, helping the boys have a splendid time. The cooks, John Bradford and Wil? lie Stutler, seen?* determined that the thirty-odd boys will have plenty to eat. Breakfast today consisted ol hominy and butter, fried black fish, light bread, coffee. Dinner: Rice fresh butter beans, boiled ham, po? tato salad, wheat fritters, syrup, ice water. For supper'we will have but? ter beans, cold, hominy, fried Irish potatoes, saltines, iced tea. We hope the folks at home are al! well. Mail addressed to Y. M. C. A. Camp, Pawley's Island, S. C., will reach us sooner or later. H. L. Birehard, Scout Master. Auto Burns Fp. Mr. C. Brooks Huff had the mis? fortune to lose his Allen touring car yesterday. The car caught fire ir some manner and was totally destroy ml. The fire occurred near McBrideY Crossing where a parts had gone am' had left the car In charge of a no gro to drive across the swamp at that place. Fire was first discovered neai the engine and soon spread to tlu rest of the car. The loss is covered by insurance, so it is said. Another Auto Burns. An Allen automobile belonging to the Carolina Machinery Company wa destroyed by fire yesterday after noon between Bishopville and Dar? lington. It is thought that a short circuit was responsible for the fire The car was in charge of Mr. Wilson an employee of the local company. Bishopville Items. Leader and Vindicator. As the Seaboard prsssngsr train was leaving for Sumter this morn ing it knocked the automobile of Mr Petrin off the track at corner of tin warehouse on Court House avenue The car contained Mr. Perrin, Mis: Mary and his baby, Miss Genie Smith and her cousin. Miss Genie was throwi out and considerably hurt, the other. were slightly hurt. Mr. Perrin say> he did not see the train until too late to stop. Mr. J. II. Johnson, architect from Sumter, came over last Monday with plans for high school building, Which have been approved by the trustees The plans are for a large building with all modern accessories and when completed will be an imposing struc? ture for that part of town. The trus? tees hope to commence work on building at once. Dr. Eldridge Bask in and one or his Baltimore friends came all the way from Baltimore in the doctor's automobile. They made the trip In good time ana without a mishap They joined the boll weevil party at Sumter to make a tour of the Ceor gia and Alabama stricken district. In the party also from Bishopville and Lec county were Dr. A. C. Bask in. Z. M. Skinner, R. M. Cooper, W. S Wheeler, B. W. Segars. Quite a Bouquet. In view of the statements made bv MaJ, W. F. Robertson last Saturday in regard to the local company of Coast Artillery every person in Cher? okee county should be proud of the organization. Major Robertson is a graduate of the South Carolina Mili? tary Academy, from which splendid institution he was graduated With honor some sixteen years ago. As a military man he is par excellence, having served continuously as an of? ficer In the service since his grauda tlon. Any statement MaJ. Robertson makes in the line of his duty may bo implicitly relied upon, and when a man of his experience makes a state? ment so nattering concerning our boys we should all be proud.?Galf , ney Ledger, ? Mr. I!. 1>. Wilson, who is in the .employ of the government, has re? turned to his duties at Washington af? ter a visit to his mother. ABOUT SUNDAY sSSBofTo55 VEMIOX. Many Prominent Speakers Will Ad drcss Gathering on'1 Ith and ifcth The Sumter County Sunday School Convention will he held at the Fir. t Baptist Church, in Surnter, on Tues? day and Wednesday, August 14th and 15th. The indications are that thb will be one of the be3t meetings ever held in the county. One of the principal speakers for the meeting will be R. ?. Webb, general secretary of the South Caro? lina Sunday School Association. Mr. Webb has been in the State for about two years, and under his direction the State Sunday School work h.^ gone forward ns never before. Be? fore coming to South Carolina, Mr. Webb was for thirteen years a teach? er in a State college in Alabama. During that time he was a Sunday School Superintendent, a president of the County Association and a Plaid Secretary of the Alabama Sunday School Association. His addrcsse come from his own experience! and from his study of Sunday School prob? lem! for many years. Mrs. S. P. Moore, of Birmingham Ala., will be another speaker on th< program. Mrs. Moore is chairman oi tho Educational Committee of th? Alabama Sunday School Association For many years she has been Stat? Superintendent of Teacher Trainin; work, and has had a large experience in methods of 'teen age Sunda> school work. U.nder her leadership Alabama has enrolled more teachci training students than any other Stat. in the union, in proportion to whit? population. Mrs. Moore is a special ist in Sunday Sehool methods, and i; an attractive, inspirational speaker. Besides these two speakers, : number of others will take part 01 the program, including some of tin best Sunday School workers in Sum ter. Judge T. B. Fraser will mak( the keynote address on "Service;" T V. Walsh on "The Spiritual Goal ol the Sunday School," and Rev. Wil liam Haynsworth on "The Needs o the Rural School." The officers o' the County Association feel that the; are fortunate in having secured those workers to help on the program. Thl program has been prepared with a view of making the meeting especial? ly helpful to the Sunday School su perintendents, teachers and olficers. The olTicers of the Sumter Count} Sunday School Association are Charles L. Cuttino, President. H. L. Scarborough, Vice President Mrs. II. L. Birchard, Secretary Treasurer. Mrs. R. L. Edmunds, Elementar; Superintendent. Dr. J. H. Haynsworth, Secondary Superintendent. C. M. Hurst, Adult Superintendent The District Presidents are: lt. 1' Cuttino. Sumter; J. C. Dunbar, Dal Bell; W. H. Ramsey, Wedgeficld Sumter Richardson, Tindal; J. li Wilson, Mayesville; H. W. Beall Mayesville. The County Sunday School Asso elation is composed (if all the sehoo' of all denominations in the county and all are urgently requested I? have delegates at this meeting. Approach!inj, Marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel .laniison Dwighi invite you to bo present at the marriage of their daughter Sarah to Mr. Otto I^angdon Dong on Thursday afternoon, August th< twenty-third at live o'clock Richland Presbyterian Church Eastover, South Carolina. Miss Dwight is well known her< where she has visited many times Mr. Dong is the efficient and populai principal of the boys' high BChoO and made many friends during hit stay here of the last scholastic year He is expected to return to his poa1 When school re-convenes in Septem her. Death of Mrs. Monaghan. Mrs. Annie A. Monaghan, widow o! of the late R. I*. Monaghan, died this morning alter a long Illness at hei residence on Bast Liberty street. Sin ba<l been in bad health for some? time, but her death was unexpected. Mrs. Monaghan had long been a resi? dent of Sumter where sho was wel known ami generally beloved. Sin was a woman of amiable disposi? tion and character. She is survived by two daughters, Misses Nellie and Margie Monaghan and two sons Richard i\ Monaghan and Tommle Monaghan. Funeral services will be conducted Monday morning at 1 <? o'clock at St. Anna's Catholic church, interment in the Sumter cemetery. List Unavailable, ? The item has been unable to met the list of those men who were ex? amined since the last list was print? ed, due to the fact that all examina? tion cards are in tbe hands of the hoard, ami are lielng checked with tin call list. This is being done to see exactly who has not appeared for examination, WITH THE BOLL WKIATL <COM? MISSION. New! From Slimier People*?See Mueli of Stricken District. The Sumter County Boll Wevll Commission is having a good time and learning a great deal, judging from daily postal card bulletins Chair? man J. Frank Williams of the com? mission is mailing to Secretary Rear don of the Chamber of Commerce. The commission has been heard from at Louisville, Albany and Valdosta, Cieorgia, and all were well. The Val? dosta postal n:ul as follows: 'Ford ears leading procession. Eleven cars in line. Two lost. Weinberg never boon heard from. Commercial secre? taries showering us with attention and want to show us too much." The Albany card reads: "Sixty miles behind1 schedule owing to detour by Quitman and Louisville to see hog Bounty, grain elevator, and weevil ex? periments and pecan groves. Have seen cotton that entire crop will not make one hundred pounds of seed cotton per acre. Have seen more wire fencing today than there is in South Carolina. Have seen many miles of velvet and soy beans, corn, and peanuts. The half has never been told. Only six cars in procession to? night, think others are together at other points for the night.* The governor of Georgia, and com? missioner of agriculture of that State have written the Sumter Chamber of Commerce that they have instructed pvery county and government official in Georgia to look out for the Sumter party and see that they are taken care of and furnished every opportun? ity to secure information. The gover? nor and assistant commissioner of igriculutre of Alabama have written the Chamber of Commerce through Commissioner of Agriculture E. J. Watson practicaly the taesO thing re? garding that State's reception of the Gamecock County weevil investiga? tors. The Sumter County Commission will make its report at the next meeting of the Sumter County Committee of Public Safety, at Chamber of Com? merce, at 11 A. M., Saturday, Au? gust 18th. Then will start the line? up for diversification, planting of more wheat, corn, oats, peanuts, soy, velvet, and other beans, peas, po? tatoes, vetch and clover, pasture grasses, building of wire fences fos hog and cattle pastures, etc. The Committee of Public Safety and the Chamber of Commerce have formed a defensive and aggressive alliance to get ready for the boll weevil and to win this war. From the Roll Weevil Committee. The following cards were received 'his morning from Mr. H. G. Usteen, ehe is with the Boll Weevil Commit Ashburn. Ga., S-17-17. 8.40 P. M. (Georgia time.) Slop here for supper. Have made 148 miles and stopped several hours it TennillS S?d Dublin Spent night n FanderevHIo. i'p at 4.30 to in pect big dairy. First weevils seen at [awkinsvllls. Will go to Valdosta to light, 65 miles. Eufaula. Ala., Aug. 9, 2 p m. Arrived here for dinner, leaving Al? bany, Ga., at |.4I?SO miles. P). U ant weather, tine trip, good roads. The weevil is doing great damage be? low and around Albany. Thick here ilso. The Sumter Light Infantry was in? spected during drill period this morning by Adjutant General W. W. Moore. The inspection took place on the graded school square and the ?ompany made its usual creditable showing. All of the n.en were at? tired in their reeenlly Issued uni? forms and made a superb appearance. Much Bad Meal Now Being Sold. The department of agriculture, commerce and industries is seizing much inferior quality corn meal ovet! the State. The pure food laSfl rO quire that all meal below a certain Standard be seized by the depart? ment and destroyed. Within the last ten days from 15 to 20 seizures have been made. The meal is the product of the fag end of last year's corn On a tri]? from Sumter into Clar? endon county yesterday a gentleman reports seeing cotton picking goto?' forward and cotton open on three farms. In another Week this ??rauch of farm work will be in full blast Geo. H. Hurst, S. L. I. Inspected. crop. t SI Undertaker and Embalmer. Prompt Attention to pay and Nig lit Calls. At 0. J. CRAItt Old Stand. N Main. Phones: QJB,